Hannah Rumble
Brescia University
KY

Hi! I also am going into student teaching very soon and would love some tips on this area as well. One tip I have for learning names (as I am bad at it too), which I learned from being an orientation leader, is to use the party game. This game has you say your name and then what you will bring to a hypothetical party (the item must start with the same first letter of your name) I think this not o...

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This is so true and helpful! I am a senior college student going into my student teaching coming up soon and all of these things are areas I tend to struggle in. So, I hope I can utilize these tips and have a great school year! Thank you so much for helping all of us stressed-out future teachers! :) Another tip I have often heard veteran teachers say is to use your time wisely but to not stres...

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I agree that memorization is almost never effective when trying to get students to remember and retain information. I love your idea of looking at pictures and facilitating a class discussion, promoting critical thinking, about whether or not humans could live on each of the planets or not as well as each planet's individual characteristics. Another fun way that I think is almost always effec...

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